Auburn basketball releases Jalen Steele from his scholarship

Jalen Steele (Rivals photo)One of Jeff Lebo's most promising basketball signees last November has been released from his Auburn scholarship.

New Auburn coach Tony Barbee has released Jalen Steele, a guard from Fulton High School in Knoxville, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. Steele was named Mr. Basketball for Class AA in Tennessee after averaging 24 points per game his senior year.

Steele met with Barbee on March 29 soon after Barbee replaced the fired Lebo.

Auburn originally beat out Marshall and Western Kentucky for Steele's services, but, after a big senior season, more SEC schools have called, including Alabama, Florida and Georgia, as well as UCLA and Cincinnati.